Chameleon Arts Ensemble 2011-2012 Season Brochure by Chameleon Arts Ensemble

Chameleon

6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130 617-427-8200 www.chameleonarts.org

Arts Ensemble

of Boston

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Boston MA Permit No. 54886

“ Planning a good chamber music program is an art unto itself, and few in town have mastered it as persuasively as the Chameleon Arts Ensemble.” – The Boston Globe

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of Boston

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Transforming experiences in

chamber music. Deborah Boldin Artistic Director

Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston

Deborah Boldin Artistic Director

Transforming experiences in chamber music.

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The Chameleons

In a city immersed in music, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble is distinguished by superb artistry, luminous performances, and dynamic musical dialogues. Chameleon integrates old and new repertoire into unexpected chamber music programs that are themselves works of art. Now entering its 14th season, this innovative ensemble draws those who love the adventure of music—classic and contemporary. A Chameleon concert is a multifaceted experience in an intimate environment, joining audience and musicians in an exuberant celebration of music.

Deborah Boldin, flute

Vivian Chang-Freiheit, piano Gloria Chien, piano

Nancy Dimock, oboe

Gary Gorczyca, clarinet Whitacre Hill, horn

Joanna Kurkowicz, violin

“ [They] ranged from intimate to epic, with a generous

William Manley, percussion

dynamic range and a superbly paced sense of drama.” – The Boston Globe

Kelli O’Connor, clarinet

Margaret Phillips, bassoon

“ Chameleon makes daring seem easy.” – The Boston Globe

Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Anna Reinersman, harp

Scott Woolweaver, viola with

Season 14

Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano; Elizabeth Keusch,

5 Saturday evenings at 8 PM 5 Sunday afternoons at 3 PM

soprano; Sergey Schepkin, piano; and Katherine Winterstein, violin photo: Susan Wilson

– The Boston Globe

“The Chameleon Arts Ensemble has found a loyal audience through its fanciful programs and superb playing.”

– Chamber Music Magazine

“fiercely lavish”

– The Boston Globe

sounds, echoes & wandering strains with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

Saturday November 12, 2011 8 PM

Franz Schubert, String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471

Sunday November 13, 2011 3 PM

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Goethe-Institut,

time. This must be why we so cherish the late works of venerated composers, reflective

Francis Poulenc, Sextour pour piano, flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor Libby Larsen, Corker for clarinet & percussion

Great music draws us into its own inexorable pace, changing our very perception of masterpieces that evoke lifetimes worth of experience.

Boston

“A powerful performance that left me in a transported state such as I have rarely experienced.” – The Berkshire Review for the Arts

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

into unison with romantic spirit with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

Saturday March 24, 2012 8 PM

Robert Schumann, Drei Romanzen for oboe & piano, Op. 94

Sunday March 25, 2012 3 PM

John Harbison, Book of Hours & Seasons for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello & piano

Goethe-Institut,

Join us as we explore the Austro-Hungarian tradition through the eyes of the extraordi-

Boston

nary Hungarian composer György Kurtág, looking from Bartók – his “mother tongue” –

Gustav Mahler, Piano Quartet in a minor Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for clarinet, violin & piano Erich Korngold, Suite for 2 violins, cello & piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930)

to Schubert and Schumann. His vivid, expressionistic style condenses infinite complexities into fragile, fleeting miniatures that conjure whirlwinds of emotion.

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“A seriously awesome rendering — made manifest the music’s sources, flowing both forward and back: contrapuntal precision, Romantic saturation, iconoclastic audacity, all fervently, gorgeously spun together.”

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from the realm of light & song with guest artist Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano

Saturday October 1, 2011 8 PM

Samuel Barber, Hermit Songs for mezzo-soprano & piano Christopher Rouse, Compline for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

Sunday October 2, 2011 3 PM

Music history is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who strike an individual path and compel us to listen in new and invigorating ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgotten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets developed a method of serial composition entirely independent of Schoenberg. Join

Goethe-Institut,

us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries.

Boston

“One left, simply, with one’s hearing enlarged. Not a small gift for a Sunday afternoon.” – The Boston Globe

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concert

by the north-wind sent Saturday February 4, 2012 8 PM

Jean Sibelius, Four Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 78

Sunday February 5, 2012 3 PM

Hilary Tann, From the Song of Amergin for flute, viola & harp

Goethe-Institut,

Musicians speak of color almost as much as painters, and Ravel’s vivid palette has been an

Boston

inspiration to nearly every composer since. Steven Stucky invokes the great colorist Paul Klee,

Peter Maxwell Davies, Piano Trio: A Voyage to Fair Isle Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100 Edvard Grieg, Sonata No. 3 in c minor for violin & piano, Op. 45

and Kaija Saariaho’s spectral analysis of sound has led her to develop a unique, rigorous musical idiom that is undeniably sensual, eloquent and lyrical. “Concertgoers could be overheard marveling at the program’s breadth…Chameleon makes daring seem easy.” – The Boston Globe www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

concert

and told in song

with guest artists Sergey Schepkin, piano and Elizabeth Keusch, sorano

Saturday May 12, 2012 8 PM

Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und –leben for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 42

Sunday May 13, 2012 3 PM

Judith Weir, Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album for clarinet & piano

Goethe-Institut,

Bring in the spring with a bacchanal of B composers…Derek Bermel channels Bulgarian folk music

Boston

and Bloch gives us one of the most electrifying works of the genre in our bold, brilliant season

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

Intimate setting.

Luminous performances. Adventurous repertoire. photo: Susan Wilson

Chameleon infuses all of its programs with a public-spirited sensibility through its annual community projects. They are designed to increase the accessibility of classical music and to create connections between the arts and everyday life. Free Ticket Program In order to increase the accessibility of live chamber music, we donate up to 20% of our seats at each concert for constituents of public service organizations. Annual Benefit Concert As part of a unique model for collaboration between the arts and public service, Chameleon dedicates one concert each season as a benefit for a local public service charity. Family & Educational Concerts Chameleon’s educational and family programs are designed for children and students ages 6-12 along with their families, and presented in collaboration with the Forest Hills Educational Trust. They illustrate the ways in which music is connected to our emotions and the world around us, in unforgettable events that children will carry with them for years to come. Please visit us online at www.chameleonarts.org for more information about these programs.

By Phone: 617-427-8200 Online: www.chameleonarts.org CREDITS Photos: Susan Wilson &

Group Discounts are available. Please call 617-427-8200 for more information.

Kathy Chapman Design: Ink Design Printing: The Graphic Group Please note: programs and personnel are subject to change

Join the Friends of Chameleon! Ticket sales cover less than half the expenses related to producing our unforgettable events. We hope that you will consider including a tax-deductible donation along with your ticket order. Your gift of any size will make a significant difference.

Seating Locations: Stage

A B C

By Mail: Please make check payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble and return form to: Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston 6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130

concert 1 from the realm of light & song Saturday, October 1, 2011 and Sunday, October 2, 2011 Samuel Barber • Christopher Rouse • Ludwig van Beethoven

11-12 Season at a Glance

concert 2 sounds, echoes & wandering strains Saturday, November 12, 2011 and Sunday, November 13, 2011 Franz Schubert • Francis Poulenc • Libby Larsen • Johannes Brahms concert 3 by the north-wind sent Saturday, February 4, 2012 and Sunday, February 5, 2012 Jean Sibelius • Peter Maxwell Davies • Hilary Tann • Carl Nielsen • Edvard Grieg

Don’t miss Chameleon’s 2011-2012 season of luminous performances in one of Boston’s most intimate concert environments. We integrate old and new music into unexpected programs that are themselves works of art, transporting audiences and transforming the chamber music experience.

concert 4 into unison with romantic spirit Saturday, March 24, 2012 and Sunday, March 25, 2012 Robert Schumann • Gustav Mahler • Alban Berg • John Harbison • Erich Korngold

Concerts are at First Church, 66 Marlborough Street and the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Saturday concerts begin at 8 PM and Sunday concerts at 3 PM.

concert 5 and told in song Saturday, May 12, 2012 and Sunday, May 13, 2012 Dmitri Shostakovich • Robert Sirota • Judith Weir • Georges Enescu • Robert Schumann

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Directions to Concerts Concerts are at First Church located at 66 Marlborough Street at the corner of Marlborough and Berkeley Streets, and at the GoetheInstitut located at 170 Beacon Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets in Boston’s Back Bay.

Subscriber Benefits The best available seats with no waiting in line at the door Save 10-20% over single ticket prices Subscribe to all 5 concerts for the price of 4 Exchange your ticket for another performance at no charge Receive 10% off any additional single ticket purchases for family or friends Accessibility The Goethe-Institut is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you require assistance with seating. LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS are available at all performances.

photo: Susan Wilson

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Chameleons in the Community

Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

Benefit for Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Bring new or gently used books for children or adults for the library at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership and receive 25% off ticket prices.

Intimate setting.

Georges Enescu, Impressions d’enfance for violin & piano, Op. 28

finale!

“The music wore a human face, did not over-insist, and gripped the attention.” – The Boston Globe

Robert Sirota, A Sinner’s Diary for flute, 2 violas, cello, piano & percussion

Parking is recommended in the garage under the Boston Common – entrance on Charles Street between the Public Garden and the Common. The closest T Stations are Arlington on the Green Line and Back Bay on the Orange Line.

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Please indicate your selections:

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Concert 4 – upon the wind your music floats Sat Mar 24 Sun Mar 25 Concert 5 – from wild spring air Sat May 12 Sun May 13

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6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130 617-427-8200 www.chameleonarts.org

Arts Ensemble

of Boston

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Boston MA Permit No. 54886

“ Planning a good chamber music program is an art unto itself, and few in town have mastered it as persuasively as the Chameleon Arts Ensemble.” – The Boston Globe

11 12

of Boston

If you receive more than one copy of this brochure, please share it with a friend.

Transforming experiences in

chamber music. Deborah Boldin Artistic Director

Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston

Deborah Boldin Artistic Director

Transforming experiences in chamber music.

11 12

The Chameleons

Deborah Boldin, flute

Vivian Chang-Freiheit, piano Gloria Chien, piano

Nancy Dimock, oboe

Gary Gorczyca, clarinet Whitacre Hill, horn

Joanna Kurkowicz, violin

“ [They] ranged from intimate to epic, with a generous

William Manley, percussion

dynamic range and a superbly paced sense of drama.” – The Boston Globe

Kelli O’Connor, clarinet

Margaret Phillips, bassoon

“ Chameleon makes daring seem easy.” – The Boston Globe

Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello Anna Reinersman, harp

Scott Woolweaver, viola with

Season 14

Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano; Elizabeth Keusch,

5 Saturday evenings at 8 PM 5 Sunday afternoons at 3 PM

soprano; Sergey Schepkin, piano; and Katherine Winterstein, violin photo: Susan Wilson

– The Boston Globe

“The Chameleon Arts Ensemble has found a loyal audience through its fanciful programs and superb playing.”

– Chamber Music Magazine

“fiercely lavish”

– The Boston Globe

sounds, echoes & wandering strains with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

Saturday November 12, 2011 8 PM

Franz Schubert, String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471

Sunday November 13, 2011 3 PM

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Goethe-Institut,

time. This must be why we so cherish the late works of venerated composers, reflective

Francis Poulenc, Sextour pour piano, flute, hautbois, clarinette, basson et cor Libby Larsen, Corker for clarinet & percussion

Great music draws us into its own inexorable pace, changing our very perception of masterpieces that evoke lifetimes worth of experience.

Boston

“A powerful performance that left me in a transported state such as I have rarely experienced.” – The Berkshire Review for the Arts

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

into unison with romantic spirit with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano

Saturday March 24, 2012 8 PM

Robert Schumann, Drei Romanzen for oboe & piano, Op. 94

Sunday March 25, 2012 3 PM

John Harbison, Book of Hours & Seasons for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello & piano

Goethe-Institut,

Join us as we explore the Austro-Hungarian tradition through the eyes of the extraordi-

Boston

nary Hungarian composer György Kurtág, looking from Bartók – his “mother tongue” –

Gustav Mahler, Piano Quartet in a minor Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert for clarinet, violin & piano Erich Korngold, Suite for 2 violins, cello & piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930)

to Schubert and Schumann. His vivid, expressionistic style condenses infinite complexities into fragile, fleeting miniatures that conjure whirlwinds of emotion.

concert

from the realm of light & song with guest artist Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano

Saturday October 1, 2011 8 PM

Sunday October 2, 2011 3 PM

Goethe-Institut,

us for a rare performance, and a celebration of five great visionaries.

Boston

“One left, simply, with one’s hearing enlarged. Not a small gift for a Sunday afternoon.” – The Boston Globe

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

concert

by the north-wind sent Saturday February 4, 2012 8 PM

Jean Sibelius, Four Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 78

Sunday February 5, 2012 3 PM

Hilary Tann, From the Song of Amergin for flute, viola & harp

Goethe-Institut,

Musicians speak of color almost as much as painters, and Ravel’s vivid palette has been an

Boston

inspiration to nearly every composer since. Steven Stucky invokes the great colorist Paul Klee,

Peter Maxwell Davies, Piano Trio: A Voyage to Fair Isle Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100 Edvard Grieg, Sonata No. 3 in c minor for violin & piano, Op. 45

concert

and told in song

with guest artists Sergey Schepkin, piano and Elizabeth Keusch, sorano

Saturday May 12, 2012 8 PM

Robert Schumann, Frauenliebe und –leben for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 42

Sunday May 13, 2012 3 PM

Judith Weir, Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album for clarinet & piano

Goethe-Institut,

Bring in the spring with a bacchanal of B composers…Derek Bermel channels Bulgarian folk music

Boston

and Bloch gives us one of the most electrifying works of the genre in our bold, brilliant season

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

Intimate setting.

Luminous performances. Adventurous repertoire. photo: Susan Wilson

By Phone: 617-427-8200 Online: www.chameleonarts.org CREDITS Photos: Susan Wilson &

Group Discounts are available. Please call 617-427-8200 for more information.

Kathy Chapman Design: Ink Design Printing: The Graphic Group Please note: programs and personnel are subject to change

Seating Locations: Stage

A B C

By Mail: Please make check payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble and return form to: Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston 6 Rocky Nook Terrace Boston, MA 02130

concert 1 from the realm of light & song Saturday, October 1, 2011 and Sunday, October 2, 2011 Samuel Barber • Christopher Rouse • Ludwig van Beethoven

11-12 Season at a Glance

concert 4 into unison with romantic spirit Saturday, March 24, 2012 and Sunday, March 25, 2012 Robert Schumann • Gustav Mahler • Alban Berg • John Harbison • Erich Korngold

Concerts are at First Church, 66 Marlborough Street and the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street in Boston’s Back Bay. Saturday concerts begin at 8 PM and Sunday concerts at 3 PM.

concert 5 and told in song Saturday, May 12, 2012 and Sunday, May 13, 2012 Dmitri Shostakovich • Robert Sirota • Judith Weir • Georges Enescu • Robert Schumann

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

Subscribe Today!

photo: Susan Wilson

How To Order Tickets:

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

Chameleons in the Community

Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, Op. 67

Benefit for Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Bring new or gently used books for children or adults for the library at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership and receive 25% off ticket prices.

Intimate setting.

Georges Enescu, Impressions d’enfance for violin & piano, Op. 28

finale!

“The music wore a human face, did not over-insist, and gripped the attention.” – The Boston Globe

Robert Sirota, A Sinner’s Diary for flute, 2 violas, cello, piano & percussion

www.chameleonarts.org 617-427-8200

Please indicate your selections:

Ticket Order Form

Concert 1 – we are the dreamers of dreams Sat Oct 1 Sun Oct 2 Concert 2 – that the time should linger Sat Nov 12 Sun Nov 13

Name

Concert 3 – with every brilliant hue Sat Feb 4 Sun Feb 5

Address

Concert 4 – upon the wind your music floats Sat Mar 24 Sun Mar 25 Concert 5 – from wild spring air Sat May 12 Sun May 13

Phone Email

Payment Method:

___ I would like to receive announcements by email.

Check (payable to Chameleon Arts Ensemble) Visa/Mastercard

Subscription concerts Number of seats

All 5 concerts - save 20% Pick 4 concerts - save 15% Pick 3 concerts - save 10% Single Tickets Students & seniors take $5 off single tickets

A $172 $146 $116

B $132 $112 $89

C $92 $78 $62

Card Number:

$43

$33

$23

Tax-Deductible Contribution: $

Expiration Date:

Total Ticket Order: $ Total Enclosed: $ Return to: Chameleon Arts Ensemble 6 Rocky Nook Terrace, Boston, MA 02130 Thank you for your support!